Biotechnology Principal Investigator

About the role

STR is seeking a Biotechnology Principal Investigator (PI) to develop cutting-edge biotechnologies with significant and immediate impact on health R&D and national security. The PI will create innovative biotechnology solutions and characterize their performance via experimental and statistical analysis. They will also be responsible for technical marketing and proposal writing.

The ideal candidate should have experience in any of the following biology domains: molecular biology, microbiology, synthetic biology, bioinformatics, biomanufacturing, and biosecurity. Familiarity with transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics, applications of artificial intelligence/machine learning tools to biology, or laboratory automation would be viewed favorably.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, implement, test, and analyze biotechnology solutions to health and national security problems
• Create innovative biotechnology solutions to challenging problems
• Technical marketing to existing and potential customers
• Technical proposal development (idea generation, writing, reviewing, editing)
• Serve as primary technical point of contact to customers, co-contractors, and subcontractors

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required by the U.S. government)
• PhD or MS with 5+ years of relevant experience (or BS with 10+ years of relevant experience) in Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering, or related field
• Experience leading technical teams on advanced R&D programs (e.g., DARPA, IARPA, DTRA, NIH, AFRL, ONR, ARL research projects)
• Experience developing biotechnologies for diverse applications, requiring broad knowledge across scientific disciplines
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
• Motivated collaborator and effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Entrepreneurial spirit eager to engage in technical marketing and business development
• Proven track record in writing and winning technical proposals

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $220,000 - $280,000. The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors such as the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.

About STR

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.